Gothenburg vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	675K	1.61M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 32% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2959th and 955th ($1623 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 875th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 78th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Phoenix

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	Gothenburg	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724